Hairy Woodpecker

Male (Rocky Mts.)

Medium-sized woodpecker with a fairly square head, a long chisel-like bill (nearly the same length as the head). Black-and-white overall with a tiny red patch at the rear of the male's head. Birds from the interior West have nearly solid black wings.

Female (Rocky Mts.)

Medium-sized woodpecker with a white patch down its back. Females look like males without the red crown patch. Birds in the interior West have nearly solid black wings and narrower facial stripes than those East of the Rockies.